8 Minutes Idle

Synopsis

A romantic comedy with a subversive yet uplifting message. Based on Matt Thorne’s award-winning novel of life in a Bristol Call Centre.
Having chosen the easiest office job he can find, Dan wrongly assumes that no one will have any expectations of him and he can get on with his simple ambition for an easy life. These hopes are wrecked when a misunderstanding with his mother results in his sudden eviction from home and he must resort to secretly living in the call centre with his cat.
A complex web of secrets and lies leads Dan into a series of increasingly bizarre and uncompromising scenarios and he is gradually stripped of everything he has taken for granted: clean clothes, an iPod, friends, and his self respect. His future is on hold, his life is in limbo, and morality has also been temporarily suspended. It is only the fragile blossoming love affair with the one person on the team who is possibly worse off than himself that eventually provides Dan with the courage to create a romantic ending that defies conventional expectations. http://www.8minutesidle.com

Details

Year

2012

Type of film

Features

Running Time

90 mins

Format

Digital

Director

Mark Simon Hewis 1st Feature

Producer

Sarah Cox

Co-Producer

Benjamin Greenacre

Executive Producer

Christopher Moll, Steve Jenkins, Charlotte Walls

Editor

Victoria Stevens

Screenwriter

Nicholas Blincoe, Matt Thorne

Director of Photography

Sarah Bartles-Smith

Production Designer

Chris Richmond, Kiera Tudway

Sound

Jonny Crew

Music

Mike Smith

Principal Cast

Tom Hughes, Ophelia Lovibond, Antonia Thomas, Montserrat Lombard, Jack Ashton, Divian Ladwa, Pippa Haywood, Paul Kaye

Production Manager

Kaia Rose

Genre

• Comedy

Production status

Complete

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Last updated 13th March 2012